Chapter 2158: Make You Look Good

Chapter 2158: Make You Look Good

Shu Yu rested her chin on her right hand, turned her head, and asked with a playful smile, "Do you remember what she looks like now?"

"You observed her quite carefully," Meng Yunzheng remarked.

Shu Yu sighed, "Of course, I need to see if I'm better looking than her; otherwise, I might feel inferior."

"You'd feel inferior???"

Everyone at the dining table lowered their heads. There was no one more confident than her here.

Meng Yunzheng held her left hand, which was resting on the table, and smiled, saying, "No one is better looking than you."

Their little chubby Houhou, who had been silently eating, suddenly raised a wooden spoon in his hand and jumped on his father's leg, loudly declaring, "Good looking!"

"Ha..." Zhao Xi's thigh hurt from the impact. Their chubby child was getting more and more mischievous.

Shu Yu finally couldn't help but laugh. She looked at Meng Yunzheng and said, "You said it yourself. If you ever say someone else looks better than me in the future, I'll make you look good."

Zhao Xi massaged his thigh while rolling his eyes. This woman really didn't take them seriously. Flirting so openly in broad daylight, shameless.

Shu Yu stopped teasing him and said seriously to Meng Yunzheng, "Actually, I made a deal with her. Don't worry; I didn't lose out. It's a win-win situation for both of us."

"That's good. Is the shop vacant now?"

"Madam Zhou gave me three days to sell the cosmetics in the shop at a low price. After three days, I can clear out the shop for renovation," Shu Yu explained. "Now, I need to find a suitable craftsman. I'm not sure which workshop has skilled artisans."

Meng Yunzheng raised an eyebrow, "Why don't you ask Minister Yao?"

"Huh?" Shu Yu was momentarily puzzled, then slapped her forehead. "Right, how could I forget about Minister Yao?"

Yao Tianqin was an assistant minister of the Ministry of Works. Although he couldn't work with his own hands, he definitely understood the people in this industry the best. Any skilled craftsmen in the capital, the Ministry of Works would be the first to know.

"I'll go to Minister Yao's residence tomorrow and ask him."

"Good."

After chatting with everyone for a while, Meng Yunzheng didn't linger and was urged by Shu Yu and the others to rest early. He rarely had the chance to lie comfortably on his home bed and get a good night's sleep, especially since he needed to conserve his energy for the second round of exams the next day.

During this time, Shu Yu continued to prepare for his examination basket. Thinking about Xun Sheng's condition when he came out of the examination room, she asked Zhao Xi to add several kinds of medicines to the basket just in case.

Zhao Xi, somewhat helpless, replied, "I've already prepared everything needed. I even included some cold and cough medicine for him, but the rest isn't necessary."

Shu Yu persisted, "Even if there are no venomous snakes, there might be poisonous insects or ants in the examination room. Let's add an antidote pill, just in case."

Zhao Xi looked at her incredulously, "Shu Yu, has your clever brain left you? Look at the month, feel the weather. Snakes are still in hibernation; where would they come out to bite people?"

Shu Yu responded with a sheepish smile, "Right, I forgot it's not autumn now."

She had heard about a candidate who was bitten by a venomous snake during the autumn exams. He died from the poison.

Still, she insisted, "Even if there are no snakes, there might be other poisonous creatures, ants, or insects. Let's just be prepared."

"Alright, alright, whatever you say."

Although Meng Yunzheng already had an antidote pill with him, Zhao Xi complied with Shu Yu's request and added an extra one to the basket.

So, when Meng Yunzheng entered the examination room for the second time the next day, he clearly felt that the examination basket was heavier.